reminder

Cold icy snow is on its way kind of day, but I've been warmed by so many great dog rescue stories and photos! I should have underlined that 250 word deal somehow to keep my editing job to a minimum! But, I plunge on. Those who have posted comments on my blog need to remember to send me a photo that is clearly identified with your name! how do those folks who work in shelters keep track of everyone?

Great Stories incoming!!!

Finally some great stories coming our way with pictures too. I have selected some of the stories to create paintings from...I'll save some stories and photos for a later project. I will attempt to send rewrites to the people who have submitted stories. The paintings that have resulted from my request will be exhibited for sale at the Carnegie Arts Center in Leavenworth, Kansas. The show is in May. We also hope to publish a small soft cover book. Part of the funds earned from the show and the book will be donated to a local shelter, and of course, part of the proceeds will go to the Arts Center for their continued support of artists like me! Thank you for the stories and the pictures.

I haven't received any great stories yet, but Helen is contributing stories in the meantime. Two days ago, I thought she was on death row. She wouldn't get up, eat, or respond to me at all. But, today she's back! A trip to the emergency room on a cold and snowy Sunday and several days of close observation and she's back. Her life always has seemed to be one lived on the edge! More about that later. For now, a couple of paintings about her and my assurance that she is always by my side or at least close by. Since we adopted her 4 years ago from a shelter, she has had the amazing ability to fall apart and recover in record time.

Rescue Dog Stories

I'm looking for more stories like this and some photos too so I can create some illustrations and put together a small paper back book called:

Give Me that Dog!

here is an example of what I might be looking for:

I visit the local shelter as often as possible to find out who is up for adoption. You never know when someone might be looking for a particular dog!

That’s how I met Luna. She banged around her cage like some crazed beast. After several visits, I’d had enough. I said, “Give Me that dog! “and drove her home.

The pack accepted her and we all adjusted to the third dog pretty well.

Luna got healthy pretty quickly, but she did have one problem….she had severe separation anxiety. I usually took her with me on sales calls and to the office where I worked. After Luna had been with us for about a month, I took a chance and left the three dogs for an hour to run an errand. When I returned, I was greeted by three stalwart dogs waiting anxiously for me to appreciate or go ballistic over the deconstruction of a rattan footstool they had accomplished in my absence.

I walked past them and continued with the day as if nothing had happened. I guess the shunning worked, because that was the last piece of furniture they ever deconstructed. I could now travel without my constant companion if I chose to.

New years promises

My 2011 resolution: to spend 3 hours in my studio every day....I could just sit and do nothing but watch the clock....or, I could work on something! So far, I've found all kinds of things to do....and one of those things is painting!!! yahoo!
In order to have some new pieces for my show at the Carnegie Arts Center in Leavenworth, Kansas in May, I'm hoping to have many pieces to choose from. As I complete work, I'll post them here on my blog.
I've been looking for a bloggers art group that I can join so I can get some visibility! any suggestions? I spent my three hours yesterday just trying to answer that question, but didn't find exactly what I was looking for.